Genesis 29
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Genesis 29:31-33

31When the LORDH3068 sawH7200 thatH3588 LeahH3812 was unlovedH8130, He openedH6605 her wombH7358; but RachelH7354 was barrenH6135. 32And LeahH3812 conceivedH2029 and gave birth toH3205 a sonH1121, and she named himH7121H8034 ReubenH7205,1 forH3588 she saidH559, “The LORDH3068 has seenH7200 my afflictionH6040H3588. SurelyH3588 my husbandH376 will love meH157 nowH6258.”

33AgainH5750 she conceivedH2029 and gave birth toH3205 a sonH1121, and she saidH559, “Because the LORDH3068H3588 has heardH8085 thatH3588 IH595 am unlovedH8130, He has givenH5414 me thisH2088 son as wellH1571.” So she named himH7121H8034 SimeonH8095.2

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 29:32 Reuben means Look, a son and also sounds like the Hebrew for He has seen my misery. ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 29:33 Simeon probably means one who hears. ↩

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